The BP Gas Light Bottle

[Rusty1]

Hi all,

I was thinking of buying the BP gas light bottle and wasn't sure if it needs a special regulator or does any one fit? can anyone give me some answers.

Cheers

 

[BeemerMal]

Rusty...Yes you will need to use a different regulator. This site should give you all the answers:

http://www.bp.com/genericsection.do?categoryId=3000143&contentId=7002618
Mal

 

[LizCornwall]

O'dear our site is going to change over to the Light Gas Bottles, did not realize you had to have a different regulator, that is going to please a lot of people.

 

[STEPHEN_374226156]

Just returned from Portugal and found the gas light bottle available everywere reasonably priced so if your thinking of touring abroad well worth changing over for the small cost involved and the weight saving on the nose

 

[MikeB_374236518]

Stephen, do you mean in France and Spain as well. I am on the verge of getting a refillable system fitted to my Pageant as I will be using the van on the continent for about two months each year. The van didn't come with gas bottles so I will have to gets some anyway. BP bottles are a light option but if not available in France and Spain not much use for me.

 

[Angela_5076436]

Agreed about this - has anyone information as to vailablility in France and Spain ?

This would be most welcome - we have noticed that the cost of Camping Gas is creeping up - but the big advantage of the BP Gas Light is its weight.

However - it's no use switching if we are not going to be able to get it easily - we are over for a month at a time

 

[BeemerMal]

If you go to the site mentioned in my first post and click on "Where to Buy" you can select the country. At present it does not appear to be available in either France or Spain.

Mal

 

[Gary_5103709]

If you go to the site mentioned in my first post and click on "Where to Buy" you can select the country. At present it does not appear to be available in either France or Spain.

Mal

Hi Rusty- we have just bought 2 BP light bottles, 1 x 10kg and 1 x 5kg, we have also got the 27mm regulator that you need, but it states we have to get a 90degree elbow adaptor because the bottles are tall and this enables the rubber hose to do a kind of snake bend to get up to the bulk head regulator. Hope it helps Gary

 

[Rusty1]

Hi Rusty- we have just bought 2 BP light bottles, 1 x 10kg and 1 x 5kg, we have also got the 27mm regulator that you need, but it states we have to get a 90degree elbow adaptor because the bottles are tall and this enables the rubber hose to do a kind of snake bend to get up to the bulk head regulator. Hope it helps Gary

Hi Gary,

Can you tell me how tall the 5kg bottle is and is the 5kg the gross weight.

Cheers

Rusty

 

[Andy_5062145]

How much does this bottle cost? Is it as safe as the metal type with regard to its strength? Thanks. Andy Bryson.

 

[BeemerMal]

Andy...bottle an refill prices are on the website shown on my earlier post.

These bottles have been fully tested so I don't think there is much to worry about regarding robustness. (mind you did'nt they say that about the Titanic!)

 

[Pelyma1]

The bottles are supposed to be safer, especially in a fire as they melt gradually rather than turning into a missile like a metal cylinder. I like them too as it is easy to see how much gas is left.

 

[Andy_5062145]

Ok Thanks folks. Andy.

 

[Rod_374243662]

I am in a similar situation. Am from Australia and slowly coming to terms with all the different types of bottle sizes and availability in the UK and Europe. Just doing a van fitout myself and considering the new bottles for their capacity, weight, ease of conversion with new reg's and location of filling sites etc.

Just emailed BP about the lightweight gas bottles about which mainland countries are going to stock them, suitability, regulators etc etc. They said their tech adviser is away till Tuesday 27th, but should hear something by then and I'll let you know when I hear something.

cheers Rod

 

[MAM]

I've just bought two BP lightweight bottles. The guy in the dealer carried them out from behind the counter - both with one hand. I presumed he'd have to fill them for me - no - they were both full and light enough to carry two in one hand. The two bottles and to regulators came to just over

 

[JTS]

I have converted to BP bottles because of the vast savings on weight on my towbar. i travel Europe each year for up to 3 months at a time, I make sure that I start out with 2 FULL bottles and I have never required to refill a bottle. I have been advised that the BP gaslight will soon be available im France, Germany and Spain. Think towbar. John.

 

[Stephen_374237964]

Hate to be a party pooper! but isn't one of the problems with the light bottle its availability in this country? i rely on being able to replace my bottles often so I would struggle if I changed systems.

Stephen

 

[JTS]

Hate to be a party pooper! but isn't one of the problems with the light bottle its availability in this country? i rely on being able to replace my bottles often so I would struggle if I changed systems.

Stephen

If you go into the BP Gaslight website you will be able to view a list of stockists. There is also a number to ring to have your bottles delivered. John

 

[Gary_5103709]

Hi Gary,

Can you tell me how tall the 5kg bottle is and is the 5kg the gross weight.

Cheers

Rusty

Hi Rusty- just measured it and the 5Kg is 15.5inches tall and the weight thingy is 5Kg of gas but the whole bottle with gas weighs 8.5Kg. Hope it helps, anything alse let me know. Gary

 

[Rich]

I have had a Gaslight bottle for quite a while....Since June last year if I remember correctly. It has been brilliant. I am about to buy another bottle for our new van and have been told that just because we have a 5Kg bottle it will not stop us swapping it for the larger 10Kg if we want at no extra cost (price of the refill only). So we can have two 5Kg bottles and if we need two 10Kg bottles for any reason we can just upgrade them at the time of the refill. Here in my little corner of Leicestershire we have a few dealers within a not unreasonable distance with Broad Lane at Rugby only 20 Minutes away and one in Nuneaton which is about 15 minutes! I have looked at the gaslight site and if we want 5Kg or 10Kg Bottles we have about 8 places to go!

So for me it was great. We used the 5Kg bottle for home BBQ's and camping during last year. The new regulator needed is being fitted for free to our new van and when we are home I can use it with the patio heater with no adaptions, same with the BBQ!

 

[Rod_374243662]

Hi all, I have contacted BP about the availability of BP Gaslight in France, Spain, Portugal and Italy and no responses so far. Once again, when I hear something back I'll post it.

Cheers Rod

 

[BernardinTring]

I too find the proposition of using the BP Gas bottles to be attractive but am also concerned about availability in the UK.

One largish caravan dealer this week in Oxfordshire although listed as a stockist, told me that Calor under the 'terms of their contract' had forced them, the dealer, not to make the BP light cyliners available; 'although we can get them, but no guarantees'. He did make the point which I thought was interesting to say the least, in that with BP being a global company and certainly in the UK running a number of petrol stations, he could not understand why did BP not make their petrol stations outlets expanding the availability with seemingly little effort or outlay.

If some are running as a franchised station, surely BP could use it as a 'loss leader'in the short term and make it financially attractive to such petrol stations to act as agents, just to improve its availability all round.

Does seem to be some lack of real effort on the part of BP or Truma to make this product more widely available.

I would also have thought that sites operated by the Caravan Club could and should have been approached as agents. I hope there is not a hidden agenda of maintaining a monopoly of a product being operated and the BP system will just 'disappear' through lack of users brought about by a rival company's actions!

 

[Alan_374225901]

I too find the proposition of using the BP Gas bottles to be attractive but am also concerned about availability in the UK.

One largish caravan dealer this week in Oxfordshire although listed as a stockist, told me that Calor under the 'terms of their contract' had forced them, the dealer, not to make the BP light cyliners available; 'although we can get them, but no guarantees'. He did make the point which I thought was interesting to say the least, in that with BP being a global company and certainly in the UK running a number of petrol stations, he could not understand why did BP not make their petrol stations outlets expanding the availability with seemingly little effort or outlay.

If some are running as a franchised station, surely BP could use it as a 'loss leader'in the short term and make it financially attractive to such petrol stations to act as agents, just to improve its availability all round.

Does seem to be some lack of real effort on the part of BP or Truma to make this product more widely available.

I would also have thought that sites operated by the Caravan Club could and should have been approached as agents. I hope there is not a hidden agenda of maintaining a monopoly of a product being operated and the BP system will just 'disappear' through lack of users brought about by a rival company's actions!

See my posting from 4 March headed BP Gaslite Adaptor. The BP Gas Light bottles are not yet available in Spain or France but when they are will they be the same as UK ones which have a clip-on fitting? I'm now in Spain and can't use the BP gas as I can't get the adaptor to fit back on the bottle prooperly!

Alan

 

[ProfJohnL]

Hello Bernard and all,

The advnet of the lightweight gas bottle is clearly an attraction to caravanners who often struggle to keep the nose weight in check.

The big issue is the availability for refils. Calor have for a long time had the march on the supply of LPG for caravans, and obviously they are not going to roll over and allow a new product into their market without a fight.

But Calor is not the only obstical. BP cannot simply start to sell the bottles or refils from all of thier fourecourts, Not all are owned by BP but infact many are franchise operations.

There are regulations that that have to be followed for the storage and sale of LPG, and some local councils may not issue the necessary planning apporvals. Insurance companies may not be prepared to accept the additional risk of the storage, sale and hndling of LPG on some fourcourts.

Where the station is a franchise, the owner must see a potential benefit before investinmg in the asociated costs of handling LPG.

 

[MikeB_374236518]

Just bought two. The only problem is that they are wider and don't fit the the shaped stow place on our Baily Pageant. Any idea of a quick solution? Getting ready to get the cobwebs off my wood working tools!